Lot 315
Caesar (Gaius Julius) The Commentaries, translated by William Duncan, 1753.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Caesar (Gaius Julius) The Commentaries, translated by William Duncan, engraved portrait frontispiece (silked at edges on blank recto), 6 double page engraved maps and 77 engraved plates only (of 78), 54 of which double-page or folding, occasional minor spotting or damp-staining (at margins), endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, with leather repairs to corners and edges, covers rubbed, folio, for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper...and R. Dodsley, 1753.
⁂ A large copy of this superb edition enhanced by wonderful plates, including both the foldout plates of the Bull and the Battle of the Elephants.
Description
Caesar (Gaius Julius) The Commentaries, translated by William Duncan, engraved portrait frontispiece (silked at edges on blank recto), 6 double page engraved maps and 77 engraved plates only (of 78), 54 of which double-page or folding, occasional minor spotting or damp-staining (at margins), endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, with leather repairs to corners and edges, covers rubbed, folio, for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper...and R. Dodsley, 1753.
⁂ A large copy of this superb edition enhanced by wonderful plates, including both the foldout plates of the Bull and the Battle of the Elephants.
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